Folder 157
Europe
Mirror ring 789248 2 @ 3 … -NL - the Holland-cut prefix and suffix that 2646567, 8027692 and 35017847 all carry, and that the Swindon-cut UK, Italian and European releases (EMI SWINDON) do not.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Two lines of the inner mirror ring were photographed close up under raking light, each on its own frame. The inner line, dot-matrix engraved, reads 789248 2 @ 3 (IMG_3290.jpeg). A separate line reads 1-1-5-NL (IMG_3291.jpeg). No ifpi mould or mastering SID code appears in either frame, but neither frame covers the whole ring, so its absence is not proven.
789248 2 @ 3 1-1-5-NL — not among the 8 matrix entries Discogs records: an undocumented stamper.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 2646567. Green: in my collection (0 of 8). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 1) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-1-17-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 2) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-1-1-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 3) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-1-10-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 4) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-1-4-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 5) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-2-6-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 6) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-2-5-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 7) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-1-8-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 8) | 789248 2 @ 3 1-1-6-NL |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 9 of them
Disc face: EMI UNITED KINGDOM logo, 'CDEM 1048', 'BIEM/STEMRA', 'MADE IN HOLLAND'
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Disc face: Compact Disc Digital Audio logo, '0777 7 89248 2 1', 'LC 0542'
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Mirror ring under raking light, dot-matrix engraving: '789248 2 @ 3'
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Mirror ring under raking light: '1-1-5-NL'
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Back inlay barcode box: '0777 7 89248 2 1', barcode digits '0 77778 92482 1', 'F:' box empty, 'UK: CDEM 1048', 'PRINTED IN UK', 'PLACE OF MANUFACTURE AS STATED ON LABEL MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY EMI'
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Back inlay: twelve-track list with recording venues and dates, 'Produced and Mixed by Steve Harris', 'Engineered by Mick McKenna', 'Mastered by Tim Young', EMI United Kingdom logo
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Booklet page: 'CDEM 1048', '0777 7892482 1', tracklist with song credits
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Booklet spread: album credits and thanks, 'IRON MAIDEN FAN CLUB · PO BOX 10 · LONDON · SW19 3TU · ENGLAND', and 'IRON MAIDEN CREW 1992-93' page
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Booklet unfolds into an IRON MAIDEN logo and live photo panel; disc picture label shows the crucified Eddie artwork
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Standard jewel case with a clear tray, and a picture disc label in red with the crucified Eddie artwork.
- Fold-out booklet: front cover, credits and thanks, the 1992-93 crew list, the tracklist, and a logo-and-photos panel.
- Back inlay with a full recording-venue tracklist and a UK-printed barcode box.
What distinguishes this pressing
- Mirror ring
789248 2 @ 3…-NL- the Holland-cut prefix and suffix that 2646567, 8027692 and 35017847 all carry, and that the Swindon-cut UK, Italian and European releases (EMI SWINDON) do not. MADE IN HOLLANDandBIEM/STEMRAon the disc - rules out the UK (BIEM/MCPS) and Italian-rights (BIEM/S.I.A.E.) releases.PRINTED IN UKon the back inlay - matches 2646567's recorded inlay text; 8027692 and 35017847 both note a back cover printed in Holland.- Stamper
1-1-5-NL- not recorded on any Discogs variant of the three Holland releases.
Twelve tracks, and the recording credits
Tracks 1-6
- 1The Number Of The Beast
- 2The Trooper
- 3Prowler
- 4Transylvania
- 5Remember Tomorrow
- 6Where Eagles Dare
Tracks 7-12
- 7Sanctuary
- 8Running Free
- 9Run To The Hills
- 102 Minutes To Midnight
- 11Iron Maiden
- 12Hallowed Be Thy Name
A live album drawn from the 1992-93 tour, recorded across nine European venues - Copenhagen, Helsinki, Rome, Essen, Arnhem, Neuchâtel, Ostrava, Paris and Moscow - and issued as the companion to A Real Live One.
Produced and mixed by Steve Harris. Engineered by Mick McKenna at Barnyard Studios and Crescent Moon Studios. Mastered by Tim Young. Keyboards by Michael Kenney. Cover illustration by Derek Riggs; design by Haymarket 2. Live photography by George Chin, Guido Karp and Tony Mottram. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. Phonographic copyright Iron Maiden Overseas Ltd.; copyright Iron Maiden Ltd.; licensed to EMI Records Ltd. The release credits no line-up, so none is stated here.
Production, engineering and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 383558, the UK original CD, and apply to the recording rather than to this pressing. Where this copy's own packaging carries the producer, publisher or copyright lines, they are quoted in the evidence above.
Condition, from the photographs
A photograph cannot grade a record - this is a description of what is visible, not a grade.
- Case/inlay: general handling wear with some edge and corner softening; no cracks or splits visible in these shots.
- Disc: light surface marks and handling sheen catch the light. No visible deep scratches or disc-face damage in these photographs.
Nothing on this page comes from playing the record. No Goldmine grade is claimed for it, or any other. I have no record of where this copy came from.
What is settled, and what is not
Probable, not pinned down. The disc and the inlay point at 2646567, but the stamper 1-1-5-NL is undocumented, and the separating detail against the two later Holland releases rests on the inlay's print-country line. A raking-light photograph of the full mirror band showing whether an ifpi mould SID code is present would settle it: none fits 2646567, an ifpi code fits the post-1994 releases.